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Ysaurella

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Ysaurella drank Aida by Mariage Frères

Aïda …is a tea opera dedicated to the glorious citrus !

I am not able to identify each type of citrus present in this blend but they are a lot : for sure bergamot,lemon (candied probably) and bitter orange.

It’s like an orchestra where each flavor is playing its musical score with respect and harmony with its citrus collegues.

Without being exceptional, the black tea base is nice, strong enough to welcome all these fantastic flavors.

Recommended to citrus lovers for sure

2012-10-21 16:12:43 -0400

195 °F / 90 °C

5 min 0 sec

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TheTeaFairy 2012-10-21 16:33:40 -0400

I’d like to hear that symphony :-)

Terri HarpLady 2012-10-21 21:54:25 -0400

Nice review!

cteresa 2012-10-22 09:22:41 -0400

Oh tempting. I have been eyeing all those lesser knowns un-tinned MF teas lately, oh the temptation…

Ysaurella 2012-10-22 10:02:15 -0400

that’s right Mariage have sooooooo many tea references ! sometimes we just don’t know anymore which one to try as new tea :)
I want to test the Mayflower (with fresh fig) the Mandalay …it will be for next rainy day shopping.

Ysaurella 2012-10-22 10:04:00 -0400

@ Terri thank you ! and it comes from you, a musician, so double thank you :)

Ysaurella 2012-10-22 10:06:10 -0400

@ Mlle la fée du Thé : on pourra arranger cela à partir de début novembre si tu veux, je pourrais t’envoyer un échantillon de ce thé.

Sil 2012-10-22 10:13:11 -0400

Your tasting notes always make me want to run out and buy whatever tea you’ve reviewed!

TheTeaFairy 2012-10-22 11:20:10 -0400

Oh, je suis LaFéeDuThé maintenant! oui, j’aimerais bien «swapper» avec toi! Je vais t’envoyer un courriel pour t’informer car je ne pourrai pas avant la mi-novembre environ…

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First, please forgive me for my English and all the grammatical mistakes you’ll find in my posts.
As English isn’t my mother tongue it sometimes makes things more difficult to express cleverly and accurately what I feel.

I am mainly in black flavoured teas, green as well if not bitter.
I’m not drinking many straight teas because my palate isn’t developed enough to appreciate yet.

My favourite brands are : Mariage Frères, Dammann Frères, Butiki Teas,Betjeman & Barton.
My ratings are as follow :

100 to 95 : my darlings; always in my cupboard

94 to 90 : Excellent tea, often in my cupboard

89 to 80 : very good tea, a pleasure to drink it

79 to 70: not bad even nice, why not having it sometimes, but well, not so urgent !

69 to 50 : Meh, deceptive or just not for me – but has some qualities

49 to 30 : I just don’t appreciate it

Under 30 : is this tea ?!?!?